While it may not give him the kind of money he wanted, his new contract does come with a chance to compete for a Stanley Cup.

“I think the Blues have been a team that’s been knocking on the door the last few years,” Morrow said, per NHL.com’s Lou Korac. “I think they can be a team that can push through it. I wanted to be a part of that.”

The “heavy” game St. Louis plays under head coach Ken Hitchcock may well be better suited to Morrow’s physical style than the freewheeling flair of the Penguins. After almost 1,000 career NHL games, regular season and playoffs combined, plus his share of injures, Morrow has slowed a bit.

Health-wise, however, he says he’s feeling just fine.

“The body feels good and I’ve got something to prove,” he said. “I’m a motivated player right now.”

Doug Armstrong on Brenden Morrow: "The most dangerous animals are wounded animals, and he's a little bit wounded right now." #stlblues

I think he fits better on the Blues than he does on the Blackhawks, another rumored destination. I didn’t have any idea where he’d fit. It would’ve had to been 3 or 4th line, and I think he’s better than that, he’s just not better than what the Hawks have

The huge problem for the Blues is they have the Hawks in their division. Blues are a good/solid team, but they are competing as some highly productive players from Rockford are going to replace some less productive, like Bolland and Frolic.

His style fits in perfect on this team. I’m surprised he went this long unsigned. He has a legitimate chance to win the cup there. I hope it works out for him there cause I always liked him and I’ve always liked the blues. Good signing. There’s gonna be some great blues vs. hawks games this year

eggserino - Sep 24, 2013 at 1:02 AM

I don’t like this signing by the Blues. We don’t need also-rans when we’ve got hungry young players. What did signing Mike Keane or Dallas Drake do for the Blues?